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ESPN is getting a do-over.
Eleven years after the network telecast an NFL game from Mexico City, it will do so again when the Raiders "host" the Texans on Monday night.
Jay Rothman, ESPN's vice president of production and the "Monday...

The country will choose a new president on Nov. 8, and no one is more eager for that day than the TV executives who do business with the NFL.
Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump occupy the White House won’t make a difference as to who makes it to the...

A group of white high school students in Mississippi placed a noose around a black student's neck and "yanked backward," according to an NAACP leader, who described the incident Monday and demanded that federal authorities treat it as a hate...

One is an entertainment giant famous for exacting tight control over its content.
The other is a tech firm whose commitment to free speech has earned it a reputation as a hub for news and a haven for online harassment.
Together, they make for a...

Penn State's decision to honor controversial late Coach Joe Paterno during its game against Temple on Saturday evoked mixed reaction, with Nittany Lions fans giving standing ovations while Temple fans and others protested by turning their backs to the...

Colin Kaepernick's high-profile protests appear to have reinvigorated the market for his jersey.
On Sunday, the backup quarterback's No. 7 jersey was the best seller among current 49ers players in the team's online store, jumping from the No. 6 spot,...

The lessons Buddy Ryan taught players are what kept them coming back for more.
Dan Hampton and Gary Fencik went to visit their former defensive coordinator each spring. Mike Singletary spoke from the heart about his travels to see Ryan in January at...

Prosecutors in O.J. Simpson's 1994 murder trial didn't know that he had been taking arthritis medication before trying on the famous ill-fitting bloody glove, former Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti said Thursday.
Garcetti, who led the...

American sports fans love tie scores about as much as flat beer and broken baseball bats flying into the stands. But in the dictionary-dominated corner of competitive spelling, the word "tie" is in danger of defining the word "bee."
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After two straight years of ties, the Scripps National Spelling Bee is adding more sting: The championship rounds will last longer, and the words will be harder.
The bee, now televised in prime time by ESPN, has exploded in popularity over the past two...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Megan Rapinoe scored twice and the United States overcame early defensive shakiness to beat Australia 3-1 on Monday in their opening game at the Women's World Cup.
The result put the U.S. on top of Group D, in which the other game...

Standing on the Lucas Oil Stadium field in February in Indianapolis watching safeties go through NFL combine drills, Anthony Harris started to mentally compare himself to the NFL draft hopefuls who were posting times, reps and distances.
Since he was...

Michael Sam's reaction to being drafted by the St. Louis Rams -- and, thus, becoming the first openly gay player in NFL history -- was real, raw and emotional.
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An earlier version of this post incorrectly said Michael Sam was...